Motor attachment.



W. STANLEY.

MOTOR ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s. 1915.

1, 172,1 76. Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

"WILLIAM STANLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MOTOR ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 11918.

Application filed September 8, 1915. Serial No. 49,542.

To all whom-i may concern:

Be it know that I, WILLIAM fireman, a citizen of the United States,residlng at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Motor Attachments, of which thefollowing is a specification;

The invention relates to an improvement in marine motor attachments, andis particularly directed to a construction arranged intermediate themotor proper and the bracket whereby such motor is removably connectedto the stern of the boat, the at tachment providing for swinging themotor to and from an operative position, in order that provision may bemade for shallow water, avoiding obstructions and the like.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in thefollowing specification, reference being had particu; larly to theaccompanying drawings, i which: a v

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the attachmentin use for tiltingthe motor to an inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a similar View, themotor being omitted and the attachment in the position occupied when themotor is in operative position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewof the attachment disconnected.

The attachment proper comprises. what may be termed a tilting bracketincluding a main length 1, which" at the upper end is.

provided with spaced arms 2, the arms comprising, inner parallelportions 4 and outer parallel ortions 3, the latter being outwardly oset with respect to the portions 4. The lower end of the main length 1is formed with a spring terminal 5 by slightly bending the materialadjacent and above said terminal with a transverse plate 6:

The tilting bracket is secured in place by pivotally connecting theterminals of the portions 4 of the arms to the motor securing bracket 7,preferably at the extreme'upper portion of the latter, and rigidlysecuringthe motor proper to the terminals, of the portions 3 of thearms. The adjusting member nsually carried by the securing plate 7 andincluding aplate 8 and spaced curved, strips 9 is pivotally secured tothe transverse plate 6, the function of this adjusting member being thesame as in its ordinary application,

namely the projection of the strips 9 through slots 10 in a sleevemember 11 forming abearing for the main shaft and the securing of thesleeve member and strips in adjusted positions by set screws 12.

At the lower end of the securingbracket is arranged a plate 13 having alocking member 14 designed to overlie and secure the spring terminal 5of the tilting bracket. By preference the bracket is also provided witha handle member 15 for convenient carrying of the motor as an entirety.In use itwill be obvious that the tilting bracket, released from itslocking member 14 may be tilted as shown in Fig. 1 to elevate thepropeller so as to avoidobstruction or to permit the boat to travel inwater too shallow for the use of the propeller. hen desired for use themotor is turned down into an operative position, and the terminal 5 ofthe tilting bracket securedto the bracket 7 by the use of the lockingmember 14.

The improved structure providesfor tilting the motor as an entirety in asimple and convenient manner or for looking it in operative position,without the necessity of the operator leaving the boat, or ofmanipulating other than the single fastening means.

What is claimed is: A tilting bracket arranged intermediate the motorand the securing bracket therefor,

said tilting bracket including arms pivotally connected to the securingbracket and to the motor, a main member projecting from the arms, meanscarried by the main member to' adjustably secure the motor thereto, and

means for locking the main member to the securing bracket.

In testimonywhereof T afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM STANLEY. Witnesses:

Louis KEIM,

J. R.-Rosn.

